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ability, and the progress in learning educational indicate in relation with hisher educational learning.
Student speaking achievement which is gained by the first-year student is the result of the speaking study during the semester. The lecturers
have their own criteria to value the students’ achievement. Generally, the achievement component is from performance aspect, affective, and
assignment. This is the performance assessment rubric from Brown
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, some lecturer uses the criteria bellow, but some of them can omit the some
categories and they sometimes also change the score these all criteria are apply to earn students’ speaking achievement based on curriculum policy.
Table 1.2 The Speaking Assessment Rubric of Brown Criteria
Very good 5
Good 4
Fair 3
Poor 2
Very Poor 1
Fluency Has
complete fluency
in the
language such that his
speech
is fully
accepted by educated
native speakers.
Fluently on all
levels normally
pertinent to professional
needs, can participate
in
any conversatio
n with a high degree
of fluency Can discuss
the particular interest
of competence
with reasonable
ease. Rarely has to grope
for words. Can handle
with confidence
but not with facility
most social situations.
No specific fluency
description. Refer
to other
four language
areas for
implied level
of fluency.
Vocabulary Speech on
level fully
Can understand
Able to speak with
Has speaking
Speaking vocabulary
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accepted by educated
native speaker
including breadth
of vocabulary
and idiom, colloquialis
m, and
participate with a high
degree
of precision of
vocabulary. sufficient
vocabulary in formal
and informal
conversations .
vocabulary sufficient to
express himself
simply with some
circumlocut ions.
inadequate to
express anything
but the most elementary
needs.
Grammar Equivalent
to that of an educated
native speakers
Use language
accurately to
professional needs, error
in grammar are
quite rare
Control of
grammar is
good. Speak structural
accuracy to
participate effectively in
most formal and informal
conversations .
Can usually handle
elementary construction
quite accurately
but does not have
thorough or confident
control
of the
grammar. Errors
in grammar
are frequent,
but speaker can
be understood
by native
speakers.
Comprehen sion
Equivalent to that of an
educated native
speaker. Can
understand any
conversatio n within the
range of his experience.
Comprehensi on is quite
complete at a normal
rate of speech.
Can get the gist of most
conversatio n of non-
technical subjects.
Within the scope of his
very limited language
experience, can
understand simple
question and
statements if delivered
slowly, by repetition,
or paraphrase
Pronunciati on
Equivalent to and fully
accepted by Errors
in pronunciati
on are quite Errors never
interfere with understandin
Accent is
intelligible though
Errors in
pronunciati on
are